Before (end of 2003) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Conservative 7 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 3
After (end of 2004) (63 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 43 · Conservative 11 · Other 6 · Liberal Democrats 3
Ward results
| Allan Garbutt | Labour | 1,951 ✓ |
| Alan Bell | Labour | 1,526 ✓ |
| Linda Broom | Labour | 1,362 ✓ |
| James McDougall | Liberal Democrats | 1,259 |
| Keith Wilson | Conservative | 1,241 |
| Katie Denson | Conservative | 1,060 |
| Sheila Scholes | Conservative | 1,021 |
| John Evans | Independent | 974 |
| Kenneth Ridgway | Liberal Democrats | 784 |
| Margaret Dodd | Liberal Democrats | 725 |
Airedale & Ferry Fryston3 seats · turnout 25.6%
| Graham Phelps | Labour | 2,025 ✓ |
| Yvonne Crewe | Labour | 1,811 ✓ |
| Stephen Groves | Labour | 1,751 ✓ |
| John Bird | Independent | 997 |
| Paul Kirby | Liberal Democrats | 679 |
| Mary Barton | Conservative | 469 |
| Pamela Ledgard | Conservative | 418 |
| Rodney Lorraine Williams | Conservative | 409 |
Altofts & Whitwood3 seats · turnout 31.4%
| Peter Box | Labour | 1,993 ✓ |
| Heather Hudson | Labour | 1,939 ✓ |
| Darran Travis | Labour | 1,855 ✓ |
| Michael Burch | Liberal Democrats | 876 |
| William Draper | BNP | 701 |
| Simon Curtis | Liberal Democrats | 700 |
| Allen Glendinning | Conservative | 625 |
| Tom Dixon | Conservative | 584 |
| Carey Chambers | Liberal Democrats | 566 |
| Jean Molloy | Conservative | 559 |
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton3 seats · turnout 34.4%
| Albert Manifield | Labour | 1,995 ✓ |
| Maureen Anne Cummings | Labour | 1,757 ✓ |
| Graham Isherwood | Labour | 1,729 ✓ |
| Christopher Hazell | Independent | 1,436 |
| Nicholas Hazell | Independent | 1,265 |
| Michael Ledgard | Conservative | 1,261 |
| Allan Couch | Conservative | 1,058 |
| Alan West | Conservative | 937 |
| Robert Jaques | BNP | 815 |
Featherstone3 seats · turnout 35.5%
| Kay Binnersley | Independent | 2,356 ✓ |
| Pauline Guy | Independent | 2,143 ✓ |
| Roy Bickerton | Independent | 1,859 ✓ |
| Margaret Isherwood | Labour | 1,771 |
| David Patrick Bond | Labour | 1,703 |
| Robin Tuffs | Labour | 1,583 |
| David Lumb | BNP | 685 |
| Phyllis Brake | Conservative | 322 |
| Jean Yarwood | Conservative | 312 |
| Brigid Hopkins | Conservative | 308 |
Hemsworth3 seats
| G. Lloyd | Labour | 2,613 ✓ |
| W. Jenkins | Labour | 2,256 ✓ |
| Hazel Chowcat | Labour | 2,019 ✓ |
| Rebecca Mullins | Conservative | 712 |
| A. Hall | Conservative | 661 |
| Norma Crossley | Conservative | 654 |
| I. Kitchen | BNP | 508 |
Horbury and South Ossett3 seats · turnout 38.7%
| Janet Holmes | Labour | 1,724 ✓ |
| Brian Holmes | Labour | 1,621 ✓ |
| Graham Smith | Conservative | 1,578 ✓ |
| Carol Smith | Conservative | 1,507 |
| Roger Robinson | Conservative | 1,452 |
| Mark Andrew Goodair | Liberal Democrats | 1,245 |
| Robert Kirk | Labour | 1,228 |
| David Rowland | Liberal Democrats | 1,176 |
| John Aveyard | BNP | 978 |
| Edmund Marshall | Liberal Democrats | 929 |
| Mark Harrop | Independent | 452 |
Knottingly3 seats · turnout 27.4%
| G. Stokes | Labour | 1,946 ✓ |
| G. Burton | Labour | 1,734 ✓ |
| P. Doyle | Labour | 1,657 ✓ |
| C Burns | Conservative | 892 |
| M Burton | BNP | 831 |
| M Plumbley | Conservative | 695 |
| M. Richards | Conservative | 587 |
Normanton3 seats · turnout 24.3%
| Barry Smith | Labour | 2,105 ✓ |
| Graeme Milner | Independent | 1,694 ✓ |
| Peter Loosemore | Labour | 1,627 ✓ |
| Christine Sharman | Labour | 1,463 |
| Sue Mountain | Conservative | 877 |
| Betty Charlesworth | Conservative | 611 |
| John Scollan | Conservative | 555 |
Ossett3 seats · turnout 36.2%
| Alec Metcalfe | Liberal Democrats | 2,312 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Knowles | Liberal Democrats | 2,067 ✓ |
| Peter Walker | Liberal Democrats | 1,975 ✓ |
| Donald Hitchen | Labour | 1,220 |
| David Watts | Labour | 1,174 |
| Paul Patrick McCartan | Labour | 1,143 |
| John Russell Smith | Conservative | 958 |
| Suzy Cass | BNP | 945 |
| Jane Louise Garfit | Conservative | 801 |
| Andrew Garfit | Conservative | 791 |
Pontefract North3 seats · turnout 29.3%
| Jack Kershaw | Labour | 2,008 ✓ |
| Pat Garbutt | Labour | 1,716 ✓ |
| Clive Tennant | Labour | 1,599 ✓ |
| Stephanie Wilde | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 994 |
| Howard Burdon | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 848 |
| Eamonn Malachy Mullins | Conservative | 838 |
| Gerard Walsh | Conservative | 838 |
| Catherine Campbell-Reitzik | Conservative | 783 |
| John Gill | — | 232 |
Pontefract South3 seats · turnout 39.4%
| Trevor Izon | Labour | 2,474 ✓ |
| Philip Booth | Conservative | 2,464 ✓ |
| James Nicholson | Labour | 2,374 ✓ |
| Rob Molloy | Conservative | 2,103 |
| Sylvia Burton | Labour | 2,059 |
| David Howarth | Conservative | 1,963 |
| David Redfearn | BNP | 651 |
South Elmsall and South Kirkby3 seats · turnout 28.9%
| Mollie Wright | Labour | 2,414 ✓ |
| Harold Mills | Independent | 2,162 ✓ |
| Laurie Harrison | Labour | 1,898 ✓ |
| Baron Evans of Parkside John Evans | Labour | 1,884 |
| Linda Westwood | BNP | 853 |
| Christopher Wright | Liberal Democrats | 832 |
| Christian I'Anson | Conservative | 495 |
| David Charlesworth | Conservative | 335 |
| Patricia Foster | Conservative | 327 |
Stanley and Outwood East3 seats · turnout 34.5%
| Dawn Atkinson | Labour | 2,156 ✓ |
| Clive Hudson | Labour | 1,686 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Williams | Labour | 1,645 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Hick | Conservative | 1,640 |
| Charles Scholes | Conservative | 1,598 |
| David Barton | Conservative | 1,594 |
| C Scholes | Conservative | 1,498 |
vote share3 seats
| M. Burns-Williamson | Labour | 2,797 ✓ |
| A. Wallis | Labour | 2,692 ✓ |
| Denise Margaret Jeffery | Labour | 2,286 ✓ |
| Rita Robinson | BNP | 948 |
| S. Hick | Conservative | 507 |
| Val Moorey | Conservative | 484 |
| Joan Revitt | Conservative | 483 |
Wakefield East3 seats · turnout 26.9%
| Hilary Gail Mitchell | Labour | 1,559 ✓ |
| Ronald Halliday | Labour | 1,466 ✓ |
| Olivia Rowley | Labour | 1,434 ✓ |
| Meherban Khan | Independent | 1,024 |
| Donald Saunders | Conservative | 874 |
| Terence Brown | Conservative | 763 |
| John Berry | Conservative | 732 |
| Michael Wain | BNP | 620 |
| Michael Griffiths | — | 436 |
Wakefield North3 seats · turnout 31.1%
| Elizabeth Rhodes | Labour | 1,434 ✓ |
| Melvyn Taylor | Labour | 1,360 ✓ |
| Keith Rhodes | Labour | 1,316 ✓ |
| Jane Brown | Conservative | 1,105 |
| Angela Holwell | Conservative | 1,022 |
| Patrick Williams | Conservative | 1,000 |
| Dawn Dale | Liberal Democrats | 902 |
| Keith Frank Wells | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 759 |
| Adrian O'Malley | — | 351 |
| Diane Shepherd | — | 297 |
| Robert Crabb | — | 222 |
Wakefield Rural3 seats · turnout 36.5%
| Paul Harvey | Conservative | 2,614 ✓ |
| Bryan Denson | Conservative | 2,440 ✓ |
| June Drysdale | Conservative | 2,374 ✓ |
| Martyn Johnson | Labour | 1,549 |
| Matthew Morley | Labour | 1,448 |
| David Dagger | Labour | 1,354 |
| Michael Greensmith | Independent | 1,123 |
| John Lumb | Green | 1,111 |
Wakefield South3 seats · turnout 43.0%
| David Hopkins | Conservative | 1,955 ✓ |
| Monica Graham | Conservative | 1,745 ✓ |
| Norman Joseph Hazell | Independent | 1,671 ✓ |
| Nadeem Ahmed | Conservative | 1,452 |
| Brian Hazell | Independent | 1,197 |
| Christian Hazell | Independent | 999 |
| Richard Hayward | Labour | 992 |
| Stephen Nuthall | Liberal Democrats | 950 |
| John Anderson | Labour | 878 |
| Jack Smith | Liberal Democrats | 793 |
| Frederick Walker | Labour | 787 |
| Georgina Fenton | Independent | 317 |
Wakefield West3 seats · turnout 38.0%
| John Philip Walker | Conservative | 2,637 ✓ |
| William Sanders | Conservative | 2,586 ✓ |
| John Colley | Conservative | 2,491 ✓ |
| Janet Deighton | Labour | 1,620 |
| John Devine | Labour | 1,218 |
| Paul Phelps | Labour | 1,133 |
| Susan Morgan | Liberal Democrats | 949 |
Wrenthorpe & Outwood West3 seats · turnout 34.9%
| Antony Calvert | Conservative | 1,852 ✓ |
| Philip Dobson | Labour | 1,719 ✓ |
| David Lund | Labour | 1,552 ✓ |
| Glenn Armitage | Conservative | 1,496 |
| Rosealine Lund | Labour | 1,434 |
| Tony Ayoade | Conservative | 1,274 |
| Grant Rowe | BNP | 957 |
| Alexander Adie | Independent | 952 |
| Robert Baulch | Independent | 854 |
